Matthew Grounds

Mr Matthew Grounds is the Co-Executive Chairman of Barrenjoey Capital Partners which launched in September 2020 with foundation investors Magellan Financial Group and Barclays plc.

Over a 25-year period, Mr Grounds held a number of local and global senior leadership roles at UBS (formerly a local Australian partnership, Potter Warburg) including leading the local investment banking business since 2003, and most recently, Chief Executive Officer and Country Head of UBS Australasia from 2008 -2019 when he retired. He also served as the Joint Global Head of Investment Banking for UBS from 2009 - 2012 and was a member of UBS’ Global Executive Committee from 2009 - 2015. Before joining Potter Warburg (now UBS) in 1994, Mr Grounds worked for the investment banking business of Schroders plc in Sydney and London.

Mr Grounds is one of Australia’s most experienced corporate advisers and has been responsible for a number of Australia’s landmark transactions for Australian and global organisations.

In addition to being Chairman of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute since 2013, Mr Grounds serves on the board of a number of not-for profit organisations including as a member of the University of New South Wales Council since 2006, an Advisory Board member of JDRF since 2009, Director of the Financial Markets for Children Foundation since 2017, Co-Founder and Director of Charitable Listed Investment Company, Hearts & Minds Investments Limited since 2018, and Chairman of NSW Govt. Cardiovascular Research Advisory Group since 2018.